1My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou
so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? 2O
my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the
night season, and am not silent. 3But thou art holy, O
thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 4Our fathers
trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 5They
cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were
not confounded. 6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach
of men, and despised of the people. 7All they that see me
laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head,
saying, 8He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver
him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. 9But
thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope
when I was upon my mother's breasts. 10I was cast upon
thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly. 11Be
not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
12Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan
have beset me round. 13They gaped upon me with their
mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. 14I am poured
out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like
wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 15My
strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my
jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. 16For
dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me:
they pierced my hands and my feet. 17I may tell all my
bones: they look and stare upon me. 18They part my
garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. 19But
be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help
me. 20Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the
power of the dog. 21Save me from the lion's mouth: for
thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. 22I
will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the
congregation will I praise thee. 23Ye that fear the LORD,
praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all
ye the seed of Israel. 24For he hath not despised nor
abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his
face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. 25My
praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my
vows before them that fear him. 26The meek shall eat and
be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart
shall live for ever. 27All the ends of the world shall
remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations
shall worship before thee. 28For the kingdom is the
LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations. 29All
they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go
down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his
own soul. 30A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted
to the Lord for a generation. 31They shall come, and
shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born,
that he hath done this.

Psalm 23

1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He
maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the
still waters. 3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the
paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4Yea, though
I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no
evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine
enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my
life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Psalm 24

1The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the
world, and they that dwell therein. 2For he hath founded
it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. 3Who
shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his
holy place? 4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart;
who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and
righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6This is the
generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob.
Selah. 7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift
up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
8Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the
LORD mighty in battle. 9Lift up your heads, O ye gates;
even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall
come in. 10Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts,
he is the King of glory. Selah.